{"podcast":{"title":"Bizskoops (English)","slug":"bizskoops-english-7023510","podcast_index_feed_id":7023510,"rss_url":"https://iono.fm/rss/chan/8178","website_url":"https://rss.iono.fm/c/8178","image_url":"https://cdn.iono.fm/files/p3182/logo_8178_20250908_210811_1400.jpeg","author":"Newskoop","episode_count":68,"summary":"Bizskoops, hosted by Isabel Potgieter, offers an inside look at local and global business developments. We bring you in-depth interviews with industry leaders and entrepreneurs, sharing their strategies and stories for success. The former President of the Economic Association of South Africa and lecturer attached to the North-West University's business school, Prof. Waldo Krugell, gives a weekly overview of the state of the economy. Stay up-to-date with Bizskoops – for a comprehensive business perspective.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T14:21:28.729167+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bizskoops-english-7023510"},"episode":{"title":"Bizskoops - 19 February 2026","slug":"bizskoops-19-february-2026","published_at":"2026-02-19T07:26:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bizskoops-english-7023510/bizskoops-19-february-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bizskoops-english-7023510","url":"https://iono.fm/e/1647828","audio_url":"https://dl.iono.fm/epi/prov_3182/epi_1647828_medium.m4a?p=rss","summary":"On this week’s Bizskoops, we break down last week’s State of the Nation Address with insights from Chris Hattingh, the Executive Director at the Centre for Risk Analysis. January’s Consumer Price Index dipped to 3.5% annually (from 3.6%), with housing, food, and financial services as key drivers. Economist Professor Waldo Krugell unpacks the interest costs of public debt. On investments: Thomas Pinter, Chief Commercial Officer at Damisa, tackles cross-border payment challenges like speed, costs, and transparency. Finally, Jolene van Rensburg, Strategic Partnerships & Growth Manager Africa & Europe at Mineral Technologies, discusses leveraging events for partnerships, market trends, complex ores, and tailings reclamation.","meta_description":"On this week’s Bizskoops, we break down last week’s State of the Nation Address with insights from Chris Hattingh, the Executive Director at the Centre fo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":500,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bizskoops-english-7023510/episodes/bizskoops-19-february-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bizskoops-english-7023510/bizskoops-19-february-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}